Fenton's reagent
Meaning
Noun
- A solution of hydrogen peroxide with ferrous iron, used as a catalyst to oxidize contaminants or waste waters.
Origin
- Developed in the 1890s by Henry John Horstman Fenton as an analytical reagent.
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